丁艰(dīng jiān)

2 charactersTrad. 丁艱

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

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Word information

Pinyin
dīng jiān
Meaning
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
HSK level
Characters
2
Traditional
丁艱

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